https://sagire.online/topic/colombia/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/340733e6/https://sagire.online/wire/340733e6/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:21:00 -0300An attack on a military base in southern Colombia killed four civilians, including a two-month-old baby, President Abelardo de la Espriella said on Monday. The preliminary toll from the attack in Planadas counted four dead, including the child.ColombiaConflictLatin America https://sagire.online/wire/786ff8f3/https://sagire.online/wire/786ff8f3/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:21:00 -0300The Venezuelan armed forces bombed a National Liberation Army (ELN) encampment in the border state of Apure, leaving at least 19 dead, according to TRT World, citing the NGO FundaRedes and sources close to the operation. FundaRedes coordinator Juan Francisco Garcia told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that nine bodies arrived in San Fernando and another ten were transferred later.VenezuelaColombiaLatin AmericaConflict https://sagire.online/apure-bombardeio-sem-balanco/https://sagire.online/apure-bombardeio-sem-balanco/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:28:00 -0300Drones hit a guerrilla camp in southern Apure on October 30 and the army that operates them has published no toll: 19 dead by one count, around 20 by another, nine bodies in a morgue in San Fernando. Five years after an operation that ended with the force withdrawn and 12 soldiers hostage, the target changed, the method changed, and the only record is the one a human rights group wrote.VenezuelaColombiaLatin AmericaCritical mineralsDrug trafficking https://sagire.online/wire/98e6b2f5/https://sagire.online/wire/98e6b2f5/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:22:00 -0300Colombia’s president, Abelardo de la Espriella, ordered on Thursday the temporary militarization of Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela, amid a wave of violence and killings by illegal groups, a city that in recent days saw the murder of a mayoral hopeful and a bombing that left four police officers wounded.ColombiaVenezuelaDrug traffickingPublic security https://sagire.online/wire/a98ae477/https://sagire.online/wire/a98ae477/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:21:00 -0300Colombia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that 256 Colombians have died and 973 are missing in Russia's war against Ukraine, according to G1. The deaths were recorded through two channels — 162 through information from Ukraine and 94 through information from Russia — and among the missing, 676 cases were registered through Ukraine and 297 through Russia, according to UPI.ColombiaRussiaUkraineConflict https://sagire.online/wire/48ac0a72/https://sagire.online/wire/48ac0a72/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:23:00 -0300A bombing by the Colombian Armed Forces against a Clan del Golfo structure in the department of Chocó left at least six dead and one captured, according to a preliminary toll confirmed by President Abelardo de la Espriella, who said the toll so far is six killed and one captured, “but there are more”.ColombiaLatin AmericaDrug traffickingConflict https://sagire.online/wire/b775b3c2/https://sagire.online/wire/b775b3c2/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, recognized Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in the Brazilian elections and defended maintaining cooperation between the two countries despite political and ideological differences, according to Brasil 247. “In the Colombian presidential campaign, President Lula openly backed Iván Cepeda and I won. In the Brazilian campaign, I backed Bolsonaro and Lula won. Neither does Lula decide for Colombians nor do I decide for Brazilians. THE PEOPLE DECIDE!”, he said.ColombiaBrazilElectionsDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/8019c94c/https://sagire.online/wire/8019c94c/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:23:00 -0300Donald Trump’s administration revoked the visas of 61 people linked to Bolivia and Colombia, including officials and former members of both countries’ governments, according to G1. In Bolivia, the restrictions targeted 15 politicians and their close relatives, including lawmakers, judges, prosecutors and former members of security and investigation agencies.United StatesBoliviaColombiaSanctionsLatin America https://sagire.online/wire/df77bb26/https://sagire.online/wire/df77bb26/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:20:00 -0300The collapse of an illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia killed 14 people and wounded seven others, according to local authorities cited by Al Jazeera on Monday. Nariño’s Peace and Security Secretary Alex Gonzalez confirmed the toll to the Caracol network and said efforts to find further survivors had concluded, according to TRT World, which cited the governor’s office on the rugged terrain and the presence of illegal armed groups hampering access and recalled the August collapse in Policarpa, also in Nariño, with 13 dead.ColombiaLatin America https://sagire.online/wire/fb2491c2/https://sagire.online/wire/fb2491c2/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:21:00 -0300The United States has sent hundreds of soldiers to Panama for training, an activity it will repeat later in Honduras and Colombia, according to The New York Times, cited by El País. The military detachment is preparing to take part in special operations against drug trafficking cartels, according to sources at the newspaper cited by El País.United StatesPanamaHondurasColombiaLatin AmericaDefense https://sagire.online/wire/b28dcc71/https://sagire.online/wire/b28dcc71/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:22:00 -0300Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August, in a Bogota rally led by former President Gustavo Petro with trade unionists, Indigenous groups, students and feminist activists, according to France24.ColombiaLatin AmericaProtests https://sagire.online/wire/c8f86988/https://sagire.online/wire/c8f86988/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:23:00 -0300Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th country to do so, as new President Abelardo de la Espriella reversed his predecessor’s break with Israel, according to the Jerusalem Post. On Tuesday, the free trade agreement that was terminated by Petro was reinstated. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and his Colombian counterpart, Omar Bula Escobar, attended the inauguration, according to Middle East Eye. Former president Gustavo Petro had broken diplomatic relations with Israel in May 2024 over its actions in Gaza and had heavily criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.ColombiaIsraelLatin AmericaDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/551c7fd4/https://sagire.online/wire/551c7fd4/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:22:00 -0300The United States sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to South America, The New York Times revealed on Tuesday, in a text by G1, for anti-narcotics operations in the region. According to officials heard by the newspaper, the drones were redirected from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador, with no details on how many were sent to each country.United StatesColombiaEcuadorLatin AmericaDrug traffickingDrones https://sagire.online/wire/bc1f466b/https://sagire.online/wire/bc1f466b/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:23:00 -0300Ecuador received two MQ-9A Reaper drones in the last week of September, which arrived in Guayaquil aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy, according to Infodefensa. The two aircraft are already deployed at Taura Air Base, in Guayas province, for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions against drug trafficking and organized crime. Colombia agreed with the United States to receive three MQ-9A Reaper drones on loan, according to Colombia One, for surveillance and intelligence against drug trafficking and armed groups.EcuadorColombiaUnited StatesLatin AmericaDrug traffickingDefense https://sagire.online/wire/4d95d0fd/https://sagire.online/wire/4d95d0fd/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:22:00 -0300The government of Donald Trump revoked the visas of 27 current and former Latin American officials and their family members from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, according to G1. According to the American State Department, the measures involve officials from those countries and are part of an offensive against corruption and drug trafficking. The Associated Press reported that the US revoked the visas of Bolivia's chief prosecutor and other Latin American officials, in a text republished by Gate News.United StatesLatin AmericaBoliviaColombiaEcuadorPeruDiplomacy